Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation is excited to announce that $1.7 million in cash grants have been distributed to 521 youth shooting teams across the United States. These vital funds will assist them in covering expenses such as ammunition, targets, travel, entry fees, and team gear. According to information collected from the MidwayUSA Foundation June grant applications, approximately 63,000 athletes will benefit from this grant cycle.

MidwayUSA Foundation’s new Executive Director, Scott Reynolds, is excited about putting cash in the hands of youth shooting teams. Scott said that “Youth shooting teams across the country are developing young men and women into well-rounded adults through the lessons of competition and character development, and I am thrilled the MidwayUSA Foundation is a part of it. These team grants, enabled by their endowment accounts, will allow these teams to continue to hone their skills and expand their teams with fewer funding worries. Now I’m looking forward to an even larger grant amount six months from now!”

Earlier this year, $3.3 million was paid to teams that applied for their December grant. Therefore, this latest grant cycle brings the total cash grants paid to over $5 million in 2019. Additionally, just over 1,400 youth shooting teams have benefited from MidwayUSA Foundation team cash grants in 2019

Youth shooting teams around the country can set up a free endowment account with the MidwayUSA Foundation. Teams with a balance in their team endowment are eligible to apply annually for a cash grant of 5% of their endowment balance. If you would like to know if your area youth shooting team has an endowment account with the MidwayUSA Foundation or you want to make a tax-deductible donation to help grow a team’s endowment, visit the MidwayUSA Foundation website atmidwayusafoundation.org. Every team is listed and can receive online donations. Those donations are also matched through the Foundation’s Matching Program.

The MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity working to sustain the shooting sports industry by providing long-term funding to youth shooting teams. Every donation made is tax-deductible and supports the mission to help communities and organizations raise funds to support their youth shooting team. The Foundation supports all shooting disciplines. For more information about how the MidwayUSA Foundation is changing the future of youth shooting sports, please visitmidwayusafoundation.org or call 1-877-375-4570.

Changing the future of youth shooting sports